
The Baltic Security Puzzle
Regional Patterns of Democratization, Integration, and Authoritarianism
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The Baltic Security Puzzle
Regional Patterns of Democratization, Integration, and Authoritarianism
About this book
International experts assess the components of the Baltic security puzzle by placing the security and political interests of the states of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania within the historical, economic, and political narratives of the greater Baltic region. They first reevaluate Baltic history as a progression of conflict, partial integration, Cold War division, up to today's efforts to build a security community. Next, they focus on economic and social relations by contrasting patterns of democratization, domestic politics, EU membership, and the economics of crime. Lastly, they analyze military security and evolving regional perceptions of threats as well as the dynamics of alliance behavior and the recent geostrategic clashes unearthed by Russia's behavior in Ukraine.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: Historical Context
- Chapter 1: Waves of Conflict, Cooperation, and Tension in the Baltic Sea Region
- Part II: Economics and Society
- Chapter 2: The Baltics and the Political Economy of Regional Integration
- Chapter 3: Parties, Party Systems, and Patterns of Governance
- Chapter 4: Political Culture in the Baltic Region
- Chapter 5: Understanding European Security Integration
- Part III: Military Security
- Chapter 6: Russia and the Baltics
- Chapter 7: Unfinished Business: NATO Enlargement in the Baltic Sea Region
- Chapter 8: The Future of Neutrality for Finland and Sweden
- Chapter 9: Redefining the Struggle
- Chapter 10: The Special Case of Kaliningrad
- Chapter 11: Conclusion
- Selected Bibliography
- About the Authors